Summer vacation is over, and the second school term has begun. Having learned that playing on a team expands the possibilities of karuta, Arata musters up his courage and tries to start a karuta club at his school. Meanwhile, Mizusawa High's karuta club has begun practicing in preparation for the Master/Queen qualifiers, but then they learn something that makes them doubt their chances of participating in the qualifiers at all...
Why are you here, Makoto? 
Don't you have exams to prep for?
لمَ أنت هنا يا ماكوتو؟ ألا لديك امتحانات تحضّر لها؟
Warum bist du trotz
Prüfungsvorbereitungen hier, Makoto?
Perché sei qui, Makoto? 
Dovresti pensare agli esami...
Por que você tá aqui, Makoto? 
Não tem que estudar pro vestibular?
А ты тут чего, Макото?
Экзамены же вроде на носу?